H2O2-driven enzymatic oxyfunctionalization of tertiary C-H bonds

Abstract

Peroxygenase from Agrocybe aegerita catalyses the selective hydroxylation of tertiary C-H bonds, whereby tertiary alcohols, diols, ketols, etc., were obtained in good to high regioselectivity and turnover numbers. This method can also be expanded for late-stage functionalization of drug molecules, which represents a streamlined synthetic method to give access to useful compounds.